Deltawerken
Maeslant storm surge barrier in Rotterdam, Netherlands. © Asahi Shimbun / Getty Images
The Oosterscheldekering (in English: Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier), between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, than under construction, is the largest of the 13 ambitious Delta works series of dams, designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding. The construction of the Delta Works was in response to the North Sea Flood of 1953.
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Delta Werken (Oosterschelde Stormvloedkering) (Zeeland)
The Maeslantkering is a storm surge barrier on the waterway at "Hoek van Holland" which is the entrance of the port of Rotterdam.
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